Look for a year end tally and run down of all of my stories and books and where you can find them this weekend. Right now I have a couple of quick items to share. As always, click the links!
Fellow writer and blogger Jessica Collins has posted a very nice interview she did with me on her blog site. Be sure to check it out and leave a comment. And while you are there, give a look at this wonderful writer's home page and her Facebook page. Tell her I sent you!
I mentioned here before that I will be teaching a course in short story writing, Short Stories And Shorter Stories starting in February at Seattle's Hugo House For Writers. Click here for schedule and details. We'll I am pleased to announce I have been asked to return for the Spring Semester. I'll be teaching Intro To Fiction. Check back here and at Hugo House for details as time nears.
Finally, I have said it before and I guess I will keep saying it... I am always surprised, indeed overwhelmed at how far my words sometimes travel and how they are used. I'll let the following email I received this week speak for itself. Again, check back here in the near future for more info.
Message : I am writing a memoir which will
include an account of my treatment for cancer, when I was helped and moved by a
nurse quoting "We are the sum total of our experiences...." from
"George". I wonder if I might have your permission to reproduce that
paragraph (up to "..nor will be
tomorrow") in my book. With many thanks in anticipation. Kind regards.
Wow...
Thanks and peace.
BJ
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Friday, December 9, 2016
Who Said That? by BJ Neblett
Hello
once again and welcome to our year end round up and house cleaning. First order of business is something that
finds me at once honored and humbled. Many quotes attributed to me have found
their way into the most interesting places, including being used as photo tags
and within the text of motivational and inspirational speeches. I am often
asked about their origin and where they can be found. Below is a list of what
has turned out to be my most popular quotes, and their source, be it one of my
books, short stories or just a quip of the lips. I hope you enjoy them. Next
week look for a full catalogue of my publications. Thanks.
Peace.
BJ
“The
things we keep hidden deepest inside are often those that need most to be
released.”
Princess Haylee from Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett (9-2016)
“I
am just a roadside attraction on your journey down life’s highway, a place you
stop briefly before moving on. Years from now, in a long forgotten box of
memories, you’ll come across one of my souvenirs and think of me. And maybe
you’ll smile.”
BJ Neblett (8-2016)
“Every
journey must proceed at its own pace, each step following the other in its
proper order. For that is the way of life.”
Planet Alt-Sete-Nine by BJ Neblett (7-2016)
“It’s
not what you see, but what you believe. It’s not what you fear, but what you
trust. It’s not what you love, but the love you give.”
Princess Haylee from Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett (7-2016)
“It’s
not what is said, it’s how it is spoken; it’s not what you write, it’s how it
is written; it’s not what’s implied, it’s what’s inferred.”
BJ Neblett (from the
essay Flash Fiction 12-2015)
“Sex
mirrored our drinking; both defined our relationship: indulgent and
satisfying.”
From: A Change Is Gonna Come by BJ Neblett
(Forthcoming memoir)
“You’ve
got to have ice cream to write good romance.”
BJ Neblett
“A
love letter lost in the mail, forgotten, miss-delivered, and then discovered
years later and received by the intended is romantic. A love letter ending up
in someone’s spam filter is just annoying.”
BJ Neblett
“The
half empty container of warm beer in my hand was the perfect metaphor for our
relationship.”
From Beer And Broken Dreams by BJ Neblett
“Some
of my best writing has come at the hands of heartache and frustration. Being
totally crazy about someone you cannot have is great food for inspiration.”
From Beer And Broken Dreams by BJ Neblett
“The two greatest assets
a writer can have are an unbridled imagination and to have lived an unabashed
life.”
From All
The Wrong Places by BJ Neblett
“Where
exactly lays that fine line between hopeless romantic and helpless fool?”
From Beer And Broken Dreams by BJ Neblett
“Fantasies…
who needs fantasies? I have memories.”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“Love
knows no boundaries, seeks no guidance; obeys no rules.”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“Nothing
is as wonderful and wondering as love’s first awakenings.”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“There
are as many things to love about someone as there are some ones to love.”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“Can
anyone ever really know another?”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“We’re
all victims of our rearing, carrying the sins of our fathers like so much
baggage; fearful of the demons inside escaping.”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“Never
having done something is the best reason to be doing it.”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“Summer
is for lovers, dreamers and fools.”
From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett
“Memories
are reality’s ghosts”
From Three Of A Kind by BJ Neblett
“Love
doesn’t ask much… simple things, like a gentle touch.”
BJ Neblett
“…As
tender as a kiss
My
empty arms enfold you,
And
as strong as a tear
My
empty heart longs for you…”
From: Mi Amor Es Tuyo by
BJ Neblett
“See
with your mind, speak with your heart, touch with your eyes, and love with your
entire being.”
From: Elysian Dreams by BJ Neblett
“The
past is a hotel. You can visit anytime; enjoy the view. But you can’t live
there. The cost is too high.”
From: Elysian Dreams by BJ Neblett
“Yesterday’s
faults become today’s lessons. Today’s dreams become tomorrow’s reality.”
BJ Neblett
“Loving
you is like walking between rain drops.”
From Never Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch by
BJ Neblett
“Where
does one run to escape from feelings?”
From Rain by BJ Neblett
“Remembering
the past is one thing; living in it is another. If you don’t enjoy today, you
won’t have any memories of it tomorrow.”
From Static by BJ Neblett
“We are the sum total
of our experiences. Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us
the person we are, at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river,
those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and
reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as
we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.”
From George
by BJ Neblett
“Providence has its price.”
From The Man Who Wouldn’t Die by BJ Neblett
“I’ve been told I am a great catch. Trouble is I keep getting
thrown back.”
BJ
Neblett
“All the women of the
world have two things in common: one, they are beautiful… all women are
beautiful. Two, none of them want to have anything to do with me.”
BJ Neblett
Learn from the past
Live for the present
Look to the future.
BJ Neblett
“Education
is what happens as you learn to live life.”
BJ Neblett
“You
might as well laugh at yourself, everyone else is.”
BJ Neblett
Note:
Planet Alt-Sete-Nine and Princess Haylee are books tentatively
scheduled for release Spring/Summer, 2017 and Winter, 2017 respectively. A Change Is Gonna Come is a follow up to
my memoir Ice Cream Camelot. No
release date yet. “Mi Amor Es Tuyo” is a poem/song.
Check
back next week for info on where you can find these and all of my other books
and short stories.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
New Release, Teaching, Meetings And Music by BJ Neblett
Good gook-a-mookie it's December! Where did the year... wait, I know where 2016 went, I spent it writing! Today, December 1, the new edition of Paradox Ethereal Magazine makes its debut. Mary Vareli does a wonderful job with a beautifully laid out magazine expounding on everything beautiful. It is a free download for all, and it features a new short story by me, The Girl With The Stars In Her Eyes. Click the link and indulge your senses in this wonderful, groundbreaking magazine.
Also this year I wrote a new contemporary literary fantasy adventure, Planet Alt-Sete-Nine: a follow up to it titled Princess Haylee, (looking more and more like a trilogy); getting said book off to the publisher, (check back here for release date); the release of my memoir Ice Cream Camelot in paperback; and selling said books and more at conventions and book fairs: Hugo House, Westercon, Orycon and Authors & Autographs to name a few. BTW, a big thanks to everyone who stopped by the booths and said hello. And don't forget, a review on Amazon or even your own personal blog of my books goes a very long way. Thank You! And looks like 2017 will continue to be just as crazy busy... just how I like it. Oh, before I forget, I'm taking a break for the holidays, but keep checking here for my next appearance, book signing, convention, etc. We've already got many in the works.
If you are in the Seattle area, especially in or around the Ballard, the Ballard Writers Collective will be meeting tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, at the Royal Drummer Cafe, 6420 24th Ave NW, Seattle (Ballard) at 5 PM. The group is a great supportive bunch who welcomes newcomers and old writing vets. If you are looking for a writing group with a large collection of experience in all genres, be sure to stop by and say hello.
Coming up in February I will be teaching a class, Short Stories And Shorter Stories at Seattle's Hugo House, 1021 Columbia Street, Seattle. It is on, guess what... short stories and flash fiction. You can click the link for more info, but my classes fill up quick so... In conjunction with a new semester, Hugo House is hosting its biannual class sampler, Write-O-Rama this Saturday, December 3, from noon to 6PM. This is your chance to spend the day sampling any number of upcoming classes, including my own. Hope to see you there.
Finally, I have been coerced into once again picking up my guitar for fun and... well, just for fun. I'll be joining other guitar/music enthusiasts for an acoustic jam, Friday night, December 2, 6:30 PM at Cafe Appassionato 4001 21st Ave W, Seattle. The jam is open to all, you don't have to be a pro, or even good, and you don't even have to perform, sing along or just listen. Please be sure to come say Hi if you read about it here!
Till next time...
Peace
BJ
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